Renfro Brands reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Stan Jewell

100% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Renfro Brands has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Renfro Brands employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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18 reviews
1.0
Jul 27, 2022

Poorly Run Company With No Direction

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Pros

It used to be great

Cons

Like every company in this space, COVID created some challenging times. Unfortunately for Renfro and its employees (especially the Mt Airy team), the CEO has his own personal agenda to use the company for his own personal PR highlight reel that doesn't discuss the actual business. Beyond managing to lose nearly 70% of the company's value, he has also created a masterclass in self-preservation by firing anyone he deemed a threat/managed to pin as the scapegoat for his numerous mistakes/blatant negligence of his responsibilities. At the same time, he's hired people based on a certain set of criteria that doesn't include abilities or experience. Needless to say, I would not recommend joining this sinking ship, which is unfortunate because there are a lot of great people that work here. It's just that the current mis-management of the company has made it go from >$500mm to ~$100mm (and declining) in revenue while also stripping it of any culture it had. Too bad.

1.0
Jul 8, 2022

Sinking ship

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Pros

The only pro to working here is if you are one of the people who have worked there for 20+ years and are protected & riding it out, still employed, until retirement while the company continues to bleed money.

Cons

I’d say if you were looking for employment here look elsewhere, but they don’t have funding for new employees anyways so you’re probably safely dodging this company. They continue to lose business, licenses, and entire tiers of distribution. They hide these losses from employees for fear of a mass exodus of staff, yet they will in return do mass layoffs because of the same circumstances. Their only solution for several years has been annual, sometimes biannual layoffs..with leadership still always intact. The motto is to be smaller and more profitable so unless you’re near retirement age……… They are a 100 year old company operating with systems 30 years ago & obviously no money to invest in upgrades. Winston-Salem talent is believed to be more valued than others yet the company continues to fail each year with said better talent.

2.0
Jun 14, 2022

Go somewhere else

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Pros

If you kiss the boss lady's backside she will treat you like gold unless your white.

Cons

Being white working there. The way they treat you is absolute uncalled for.

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